Climate-Resilient Infrastructure

How can we develop a resilient critical infrastructure, including transport infrastructures, power grids, etc., that can withstand the adverse effects of climate change while ensuring sustainability?

Target group: Transport infrastructure Engineers, municipalities, maintenance organizations, operators, managers, and researchers interested in critical infrastructure and climate change impacts.

Pre konwledge: Upper secondary school, bachelor, or equivalent.

Scope: 80 hours if approved examination is to be registered as 3 Hp (Higher Education Credits) or 40 hours if approved examination is registered as a certificate.

Location: Distance learning via zoom and on campus

Course content:
Module 1: Infrastructure for sustainable development

Lecture 1: Infrastructure for Sustainable Development (SDG)
Lecture 2: Future Climate Projections and Infrastructure Data?
Lecture 3: Experts overview on Future climate change impacts on critical infrastructure 

Module 2: Climate-resilient infrastructure concept

Lecture 4: Introduction and assessment of climate hazards, risk, exposure and vulnerability impacts on infrastructure systems
Lecture 5: Analysis of future risks linked to future climate scenarios

Module 3: A sustainable transition for climate action

Lecture 6: Climate-resilient infrastructure and climate transition process. How can we contribute to the achievement of climate objectives while addressing other short- and long-term challenges and uncertainties?

How the course will be conducted: Students are introduced to the subject before the lessons through self-study of educational materials (Flipped classroom). Students will have direct access to educational materials, and the teacher serves as a coach and mentor. Canvas Room is a learning platform designed for the course and for interaction and assessment between students and teachers. During lectures, there will be opportunities for questions and time for brief discussions.

Extent: 46 hours of self-study, 18 hours of meeting time and 4 hours of quizzes/examinations;
12 hours of group activities (80 hours).

The course is structed a follows:

• For Credits, 46 hours of self-study, 18 hours meeting time, and 4 hours quizzes/examination; 12 hours of group activities (80 hours) are required.
• For the Certificate, 18 hours of self-study, 14 hours of meeting time, and 2 hours quizzes/examination; 6 hours of group activities (40 hours) are required.

To pass: For credits and certificates; Oral and written presentation of assigned coursework. In order to receive higher education credits, students need to supplement the written report with a more in-depth analysis of a number of sub-tasks. In addition, during the course, students may assess through the following items :

• Multiple-choice questions to quickly assess fundamental knowledge.
• True/false questions or matching questions for swift evaluations.
• Short-answer questions focusing on specific concepts or applications.

Teachers, a brief presentation:

Amir Garmabaki    
Assistant Professor of Operation and Maintenance Engineering and Climate Adaptation of Transportation Infrastructure. He is interested in how climate change may affect critical infrastructure life cycle including construction, operation and maintenance for urban transportation networks to ensure sustainable urban development?" and "What policies and measures are required in design, construction, operation and maintenance to ensure robust and resilient operation to adapt to climate change for short and long term scenarios?" His research focuses on using appropriate climate adaptation measures to ensure resilient critical infrastructure services.